Hunting The Pursuit That Shaped Humanity

Name: Hunting The Pursuit That Shaped Humanity
Brand: Yale University Press

Yale University Press

HuntingThe Pursuit That Shaped Humanity\nAuthor(s): Brian Fagan\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Yale University Press, United States\nImprint: Yale University Press\nISBN-13: 9780300273496, 978-0300273496\nSynopsis\nFrom an acclaimed archaeological writer, a worldwide history of hunting\n\nOffers a comprehensive, authoritative history tracing huntings influence on culture and society through the [url] Heavy, Wall Street Journal\n\nHunting is one of humanitys most ancient and universal activities. It has been embedded in every facet of our lives, shaping social bonds, power hierarchies, and interactions with the spirit world. This book tells the story of how hunting evolved from a means of survival practiced with clubs and spears to a genteel display of royal power, and how it has become, in todays world, complicated and hotly contested.\n\nIn this wide-ranging study, Brian Fagan discusses how Neanderthals stalked prey and killed at close range, how hunting evolved as a political specta.